Andrei Arshavin Saga Continues - Real Madrid Are Confident
Andrei Arshavin has been threatening to refuse to play for Zenit if they don't sell him for a reasonable price, i.e. not the inflated price they have been asking for him. Zenit St Petersberg on the other hand have turned up the pressure by saying it would be "the end of his career" if he were to go on strike.
(..................................................... Andrei Arshavin, AP)
Arshavin's attempt to move from Zeni tis possibly the longest running transfer saga in football history. The most persistent rumours have been around a move to Tottenham in England, but recently rumours have resurfaced concerning Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Arsenal, Manchester City, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Hull City. Pavlyuchenko is of course already at Tottenham and is apparently very enthusiastic about the Barclays Premier League, but it is not thought that Arshavin and Pavlyuchenko are particularly close friends.
Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon has apparently stated that Arshavin will soon be playing for Real Madrid (Arshavin has been a lifelong Barcelona fan by the way). Calderon has indicated that the Russian is en route for Madrid. The two clubs first need to agree on the fee and Zenit are still asking a for a minimum of 25 million euros
Arshavin said earlier this month 'If Zenit do not put a realistic price tag on me and let me go, I'll stay at Zenit but only on paper. I do not want to play for them next year - and I won't.'
Zenit President Alexander Dyukov has responded, saying 'If Arshavin goes on strike it will be the end of his career in professional football. I don't believe he's going to do it.
'We can't just let him go. We must receive proper compensation for him. It was his decision to extend his contract with us last year and he was richly rewarded for it.
'Naturally we are prepared to listen to offers for him, as we have been in the past. But, frankly, the summer's offer from Tottenham was indecent.
'They suggested paying us by instalments for four years. That would be some kind of loan which was unacceptable to us.'
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